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The symbol shows the location of the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter which serves 4,490,000 homes. The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong, dark green areas are poorer signals. Those parts shown in yellow may have interference on the same frequency from other masts.

This transmitter has no current reported problems

The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter.

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Which Freeview channels does the Crystal Palace transmitter broadcast?

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Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C23 (490.0MHz)324mDTG-200,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One (SD) London, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 16 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C26 (514.0MHz)324mDTG-200,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (London), 4 Channel 4 (SD) London ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 London ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (London),

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C30- (545.8MHz)324mDTG-200,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD London, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV London), 104 Channel 4 HD London ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 H max
C25 (506.0MHz)314mDTG-8200,000W
Channel icons
20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others

COM5
ArqA
 H max
C22 (482.0MHz)321mDTG-8200,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others

COM6
ArqB
 H max
C28- (529.8MHz)321mDTG-8200,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

LW
 H -10dB
C35 (586.0MHz)324mDTG-1220,000W
Channel icons
from 31st March 2014: 8 LONDON LIVE,

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Crystal Palace transmitter?

regional news image
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 12km north-northwest (335°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
regional news image
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 11km north-northwest (345°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.

Are there any self-help relays?

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How will the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1950s-80s1984-971997-981998-20122012-1321 Mar 2018
VHFA K TA K TA K TA K TW T
C1BBCtvwaves
C22ArqAArqA
C23ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCABBCA
C25SDNSDN
C26BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesD3+4D3+4
C28-ArqBArqB
C29LW
C30C4wavesC4wavesC4waves-BBCBBBCB
C33BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavescom7
C35com8
C55tv_offcom7tv_off
C56tv_offCOM8tv_off

tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 4 Apr 12 and 18 Apr 12.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-4 1000kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 200kW
com7(-13.7dB) 43.1kW
com8(-14dB) 39.8kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*, LW(-17dB) 20kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area

Sep 1955-Jul 1968Associated-Rediffusion†
Sep 1955-Jul 1968Associated TeleVision◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1992Thames†
Jul 1968-Feb 2004London Weekend Television♦
Jan 1993-Feb 2004Carlton†
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc♦
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc†
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Crystal Palace was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

Comments
Monday, 13 May 2013
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andyboy
3:29 PM
Benfleet

hi where is argos tv gone from sky please now thank you

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andyboy
3:30 PM
Benfleet

hi andyboy again will go from freeview thank you

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Wednesday, 15 May 2013
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Phil Murfet
2:24 PM

Hi,

I live right beneath the Crystal Palace transmitter tower and have recently started using Freeview after having a virgin media box for some years. However I've noticed that when there is the slightest hint of bad weather we lose quite a few freeview channels. I'm guessing that signal is not an issue as I live so close - does anyone have any ideas as to what is causing this? We live in a council tower block and have recently had a communal ariel replacement as part of major building works to the flats. The council have advised that this is working correctly.

Any ideas?

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jb38
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3:57 PM

Phil Murfet: Anyone living at close range under a high powered TV mast can experience a range of problems caused by the umbrella effect of being screened from the main beam of the signal, and so the next time this happens remove the aerial connector from the TV or box and replace it with a short length of bell wire or similar (about 4 feet or so) pushed into the aerial socket (the middle cup section) and check the results.

You could even try this at any time for a test.

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Tuesday, 4 June 2013
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Mike Batchelor
4:38 PM

I use Freview from the Crystal Palace transmitter and on HD channels I experiece the TV screen going black for a second but not when watching normal Freeview .The aerial signal strength is showing very good 95%. Has anyone experienced this and cured it?


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MikeB
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

10:43 PM

Mike Batchelor: have a look at the page on 'too strong a signal' - 95% is far too high (75-85% are far better), and a look at your signal quality would probably show it boucing up and down. Since HD channels tend to get effected first, thats why your HD channels are blanking out.

Just follow the instructions on the Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice page - attenuators are pretty cheap, although obviously the first step is to switch off/bypass any boosters, etc. (PE12QN)

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Thursday, 6 June 2013
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Mike Batchelor
12:28 PM

MikeB Thank you for your reply . I have checked the signal quality and it is bouncing about a little . I am using a signal amp because I share the aerial with another TV which has HD tuner and the HD channels are okay . I will try reducing the signal strength and also try without the amp . I will post the results .

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Friday, 7 June 2013
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Mike Batchelor
4:43 PM

Ihave tried the Sony tv direct with the aerial and the signal strength was 85% still bouncing a little the HD channels were also blanking out as before . I have fitted a tv aerial splitter so I can supply both tv's and the signal strength is 70% the BBC HD channels are okay but ITV HD is still blanking out but not quite as much as previously I think I have exhausted all possibilities with what I have maybe I should look into a new aerial .

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Dave Lindsay
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5:01 PM

Mike Batchelor: Something is not right.

BBC One HD, BBC Two HD, ITV HD and Channel 4 HD are all carried on the same multiplex (same signal) so either whatever is causing your issue happens to come into play when you watch ITV HD, or, for some reason, ITV HD is tuned to another transmitter.

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Sunday, 9 June 2013
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Craig
3:06 PM
London

Hi, hope you can help.

We've renewed our basic roof top aerial with a larger 48 element aerial so the flat below can share the drop via an U powered splitter. We previously had good reception for all channels, except film 4 would occasionally pixelate slightly in high winds / rain. With the new aerial all channels are ok except film 4 and ITV 4 which are far more prone to pixelation or complete loss of picture / sound, especially in cloudy weather like today (yesterday had blue skys and full picture!)
Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks

Info below:
Postcode N1 4PN
Aerial fitted: SLx Digital aerial CAI std 2 (from toolstation)
Direction:pointed directly via line of sight to Crystal Palace
Film 4 tuning channel: 28
Strength ranges from 10-45%, yesterday: steady 50%

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